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GANG PLOW.

No. 326,969. Patente Sept. 29, 1885.

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GANG- PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,969, dated September 29, 1885.

Application tiled March 23, 1885. (No model.) l

.To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, JAMES B. GILL, a citi- ?en of the United States, residing at Bellota` in the county of San Joaquin and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gang Blows, of which the following is a specication, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in the draft regulating device of gang plows; and it consists in the combination, with the main beam and draft-bar of the gang-plow, of a draft-rod and adjusting-lever.

'In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a front end view of frame and wheels of a gang-plow showing my invent-ion. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

A represents the main beam, to which any required number of plows may be bolted. B is aright-hand draftbeam extending from the front end of the main beam A forwardly in the line of the draft, and G is a lett-hand draft-beam extending from the rear end of the main beam A forwardly in the line of the draft. Both the beams B and O may be at any desired angle with the beam A, but must at their forward ends be parallel with each other. D is a cross-beam connecting the bars Brand O in front. A caster-wheel, E, is attached near the front end of beam C, an adjustable wheel, E, to near thefront end ot' beam C, and a like wheel, E2, to rear of beam O. Vertical iron straps G and G2 are attached, respectively, to forward ends of beams B and C, and, extending downwardly,have attached to them a draft-bar, G. I do not describe or represent any plows, as such may be of any desired construction and attachedin any manner to the main beam A.

The const-ruction as above described contains many features which are old,and to which I make no claim of novelty, as my invention consists mainly in the attachment to the above-described frame of a draft-rod, F, provided with a ring at its front end for attaching the team, and having its rear end provided with an eye engaging with a similar eye in a short iron bar, F, bolted to the under side of beam A near its rear.

The foot of a handling-lever, I, encircles draft-rod F just behind the ring in its front. An iron, H, provided with a pin at its rear. is bolted to the draft-bar G. Upon the pin of iron H is loosely hung the lever I, a hole being furnished near its foot for such purpose. A vertical yoke, J, is bolted to the front ends of beams B and O, and is provided with a series of holes. The leverIis connected toyoke J by an iron clasp of any desired kind. A spring-detent, K, is attached to rear of lever I, and engages with holes of yoke J. The plowman, by means of the lever I and its springdetent K, controls the front of the draft-rod F and throws the position of the plows to and from the land at will.

My invention will be found to be of peculiar value on side-hills and uneven land, as controlling the position of the plows to and from the land.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new is- A plow-frame composed of the main beam A, beams B and C, cross-beam D, draft-bar G, draft-irons G G2, wheels E, E', and E2, in combination with a draft-regulating attachment consisting of the draft-rod F, its attaching iron F, bolted to under side of rear of beam A, the iron H, attached to draft-barG and lever I, the latter being provided with springdetent K, and engaging with draft-bar F, attached at its foot, and with perforated yoke J, attached to ends of beams B and O, all substantially as shown and described.

1n testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES R. GILL.

Vitnesses:

THOMAS A. GrLL, ELIHU B. STOWE. 

